Wednesday, December 5, 2012

You are the best Give to Give part 1

By Rev. Wilfert Lee

As we continue to celebrate this holiday season, we want to make sure that the gift you give is appropriate for the people we love.  Many times you just don’t know what gift to give or if what you give is going to be the right gift.  Most people spend great time in planning what to give, and to make sure that they are giving the right gift and the person would be excited about the gift that you give.  As you spend the money and time trying to find the perfect gift, you forget about one gift that is so perfect and can continue to keep giving after the season is over. 
That gift is YOU. You are the best gift to give and you are the gift that will keep on giving.  Many times we don’t understand how valuable we are in someone else life until we realize that we can be that gift.  When you realize that… if you would really show the love that you have for someone, by simply offering to help them accomplish tasks that they have been wanting to do for a long time, then you will be greatly appreciated and loved.  If you could give yourself freely to helping feed the hungry or see about the elderly, cooking a meal for someone who is not able to are just some of the ways to give yourself as a gift. 
Life has happened to each of us and some have enjoyed the good times that it has brought whereas other have had a hard time in adjusting to what life has brought to them.  Reaching out and offering to help in whatever way we can, would be one on the greatest gift that you could give someone.  Changing a person’s life with a simple act of kindness will go a long ways as a gift.  Maybe buying a toy for some other child other than your own or inviting someone over for a holiday meal that can’t afford one or even reading to a group of children the real Christmas story could be some of the ways to become the gift that keeps on giving. 
Teaching the act of love rather than the conversation of love is one of the greatest gifts that you can give someone that they will always remember. 

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